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Manufacturer | Yomega |
Release date | 1989 |
Shape | Convex/Standard |
Color | Various |
Weight | 53 grams |
Dimensions | Diameter: 58.3mm Width: 35.01mm |
Material | Plastic |
Bearing size | Plastic transaxle sleeve |
Response system | Starburst |
The Fireball by Yomega is a yo-yo first released in 1989. It was also licensed to Bandai for the Hyper Yo-Yo line in the late 1990s.
Description
Released five years after the original Yo-Yo with a Brain, the Fireball featured a transaxle, a plastic sleeve made of teflon placed over the yo-yo's metal axle. The sleeve also has a groove where the string could be attached. This component allowed the yo-yo to spin three times longer than yo-yos that have a fixed axle, thus giving players more time to complete advanced tricks. The Fireball also became a very popular yo-yo for looping, especially during the yo-yo boom of the 1990s, and was even released in the Hyper Yo-Yo series. Even to this day, it is one of Yomega's flagship yo-yos, alongside the Brain and the Raider.